parent rock in English
(Mineralogy) rock that forms the parent materials of soils
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1. Soil in the northern areas is often acidic due to crystalline parent rock or sandstone
2. Soil in the northern areas is often acidic due to crystalline parent rock or sandstone.
3. The 87Sr/86Sr and Rb/Sr ratios suggest that Sr isotopes in the weathering covers within the studied area are derived mainly from parent rock weathering and that the contributions from Allothogenic Sr isotopes are limited.